Museums in Jersey

1: Jersey Museum This award-winning local museum combines modern interactive displays with exhibits that tell the story of Jersey’s long and varied past. Special exhibitions are held throughout the year and the adjoining café/bar has an outdoor seating area serving lunch and drinks all day. The museum is open all year round. The Weighbridge, St. Helier Tel: 01534 633300

2: Hamptonne Country Life Museum

This collection of farm buildings and meadows takes its name from the Hamptonne family who bought the property in 1633. Laurens Hamptonne proclaimed Charles II king in the Market Place in St. Helier in February 1649. You can enjoy the history of the museum through the talkative characters from the past, demonstrations of by-gone skills and guided tours. Free parking. Open daily from 2nd April until 5th November (10am to 5pm).

La Rue de la Patente, St. Lawrence
Tel: 01534 863955

4: Channel Islands Military Museum

This is the only display of all authentic German WW2 military artifacts as well as a superb collection of civilian items from the Occupation. The museum also has the island's only display of running military motorcycles, all displayed in a 10.50m coastal defense bunker which formed part of Hitler's extensive Atlantic Wall. A 40 minute commentary of first hand Occupation experiences, the museum gives an accurate insight into the island's recent history. This museum is open in the summer only.

Tel: 01534 723136

5: Island Fortress Occupation Museum

There is an extensive collection of uniforms, military equipment, field vehicles and documents, together with a video cinema showing a 45 minute film on the Occupation. The original World War II film depicts how the war affected Jersey and how the islanders coped with no food and no new supplies. It is open all year round. 

Tel: 01534 734306

6: La Hougue Bie Museum
This site is the home of a Neolithic burial mound, dating back 5,500 years. Following recent excavations, the entrance to the tomb has now been restored to its original glory. A tiny chapel is situated on top of the mound, where visitors can also see Mabon Crypt. The site is also a treasure trove of geology and archaeology galleries and a World War Two German bunker. This bunker houses a unique memorial to the memory of the slave-workers in the Channel Islands during the World War II. In the grounds of the museum stands the Neolithic House which is the focus for a number of activities designed to give visitors a better understanding of the day-to-day life of the community that built the burial mound. It is open Bank Holidays and during summer only.

Grouville

Tel: 01534 633300